Multi-Tech Systems Inc. today announced that the all new MultiConnect® Dragonfly™ Nano has received a 2017 IoT Excellence Award presented by TMC and Crossfire Media.

The 2017 IoT Evolution IoT Excellence Award honors innovative products that support the availability of information being deduced, inferred and directly gathered from sensors, systems and anything else that is supporting better business and personal decisions.

Featuring an onboard ST Micro Cortex®-M processor and LTE-M & NB-IoT radio with integrated SIM and Antenna connectivity all on a compact module that is operator approved and regulatory certified. Developers can host their application, reduce their overall Bill of Material costs and have access to a full suite of wireless and wired interfaces for rapidly connecting sensors or other remote assets to the cloud.

“With the new Dragonfly Nano, decision making and control is distributed to the edge, enabling data to be more actionable without the heavy lift required to implement complex standards-based IoT middleware and security protocols, needed to deploy a low touch install that scales,” said Daniel Quant, Vice President of Product Management and Strategic Marketing at MultiTech. “We are honored by the recognition from TMC and Crossfire and are pleased by the positive response received from customers and the IoT community at large.”

“It is my pleasure to recognize MultiConnect Dragonfly Nano with an IoT Excellence Award for its excellence in innovation,” said Carl Ford, CEO & Community Developer, Crossfire Media. “As a leader in this rapidly evolving industry, I look forward to seeing MultiTech’s future successes.